Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2015
Six-month outcomes of a Web-based intervention for users of amphetamine-type stimulants: randomized controlled trial.
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- Digitally Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Meta-Analysis Across Consumption and Psychosocial Outcomes.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of Dropout and Influencing Factors in Digital Psychosocial Intervention Trials for Adult Illicit Substance Users: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
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- Technology-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol Use: A Meta-Analysis.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Pooled it
- Cognitive-behavioural treatment for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS)-use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Feasibility and Effects of Digital Interventions to Support People in Recovery From Substance Use Disorders: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Pooled it
- The ASAM/AAAP Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Stimulant Use Disorder.Journal of addiction medicineGuideline
- Web-Based Application for Reducing Methamphetamine Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Randomized Waitlist Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- A randomized clinical trial of the Recovery Line among methadone treatment patients with ongoing illicit drug use.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Trial
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- Client Experiences of a Telephone-Delivered Intervention for Methamphetamine Use Disorder.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Implementing digital interventions for co-occurring mental health and alcohol and other drug use problems in health and community settings: a study protocol for the eCliPSE cluster randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Digital health interventions for people who use methamphetamine: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- The therapeutic effects of methylphenidate and matrix-methylphenidate on addiction severity, craving, relapse and mental health in the methamphetamine use disorder.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2020Article
- An epidemic amphetamine problem: commentary on treatment of amphetamine abuse/use disorder.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2020Article
- A Web-Based Therapeutic Program (We Can Do This) for Reducing Methamphetamine Use and Increasing Help-Seeking Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Protocol for a Randomized Wait-List Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Social Cognitive Theories and Electronic Health Design: Scoping Review.JMIR human factors · 2019Article
- Web-Based Eligibility Quizzes to Verify Opioid Use and County Residence Among Rural Young Adults: Eligibility Screening Results from a Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Cognitive-behavioural treatment for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS)-use disorders.Campbell systematic reviews · 2019Review
- Online Intervention as Strategy to Reach Men Who Have Sex With Other Men and Who Use Substances in a Sexual Context. Development of the MONBUZZ.ca Project.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) places a large burden on health services.
objectiveThe aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-guided Web-based intervention ("breakingtheice") for ATS users over 6 months via a free-to-access site.
methodsWe conducted a randomized trial comparing a waitlist control with a fully automated intervention containing 3 modules derived from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivation enhancement. The main outcome was self-reported ATS use in the past 3 months assessed at 3- and 6-month follow-ups using the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Secondary outcomes were help-seeking intentions (general help-seeking questionnaire), actual help seeking (actual help-seeking questionnaire), psychological distress (Kessler 10), polydrug use (ASSIST), quality of life (European Health Interview Survey), days out of role, and readiness to change. Follow-up data were evaluated using an intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis with a group by time interaction.
resultsWe randomized 160 people (intervention: n=81; control: n=79). At 6 months, 38 of 81 (47%) intervention and 41 of 79 (52%) control participants provided data. ATS scores significantly declined for both groups, but the interaction effect was not significant. There were significant ITT time by group interactions for actual help seeking (rate ratio [RR] 2.16; d=0.45) and help-seeking intentions (RR 1.17; d=0.32), with help seeking increasing for the intervention group and declining for the control group. There were also significant interactions for days completely (RR 0.50) and partially (RR 0.74) out of role favoring the intervention group. However, 37% (30/81) of the intervention group did not complete even 1 module.
conclusionsThis self-guided Web-based intervention encouraged help seeking associated with ATS use and reduced days out of role, but it did not reduce ATS use. Thus, this program provides a means of engaging with some sections of a difficult-to-reach group to encourage treatment, but a substantial minority remained disengaged.
trial registrationAustralian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12611000947909; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=343307 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6Y0PGGp8q).
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